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We are very honored and excited to share this wonderful article with our donors and supporters! Thank you for your continued support and we invite all to come see the beauty of the Polish Heritage Center in Panna Maria, Texas! 

Remembering Tadeusz Kościuszko on the occasion of America’s 247th birthday, this July 4th  

By John Cebrowski, PHC Board Member

The Polish American Council of Texas has awarded $1000 scholarships to these four winners of the 2023 essay contest.

PACT has awarded $22,500 in essay contest scholarships since 2017 and strives to further knowledge of Polish culture, traditions, history, language, arts, current affairs, and statewide events in Texas; and to facilitate networking among Polish interest groups in Texas.

To donate to the scholarship fund and see a list of previous winners, please visit PACTx.org.

Bigos! A Polish culinary delight Bigos (bee-gose) is a Polish national dish, which, according to historians "has been romanticized in poetry, discussed in its most minute details in all sorts of literary contexts, and never made in small quantities." The most famous literary monument to bigos can be found in Pan Tadeusz, a heroic poem venerated as the Polish national epic, extolling the country life of Polish noblemen, written by Adam Mickiewicz in 1834.

By John Cebrowski and Dr. Piotr Przybylski